About WillPayroll

Built for India.
Built for your team.

WillPayroll was born out of frustration with clunky, over-engineered payroll tools that weren't built for the realities of Indian compliance. We set out to build something simpler, faster, and actually enjoyable to use.

2021
Founded
500+
Companies
50,000+
Employees Paid
15+
Team Members
Our Mission

Payroll should be the easiest part of running a company

Indian businesses deserve payroll software that understands PF, ESI, TDS, PT, and LWF without requiring a CA on speed-dial. We built WillPayroll to handle all of that automatically โ€” so founders and HR teams can focus on growth, not spreadsheets.

We believe compliance should be invisible, payslips should be instant, and every employee โ€” from a field worker to a CXO โ€” deserves transparency about their salary.

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Accuracy First
Zero tolerance for payroll errors. Every rupee calculated to the paise.
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Speed
Run payroll for 500 employees in under 2 minutes.
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Security
Bank-grade encryption. SOC 2 compliant infrastructure.
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People-Centric
Built with empathy for both HR teams and employees.
Our Story

From frustration to 500+ companies

2021

The Idea

Frustrated by broken payroll tools, our founders decided to build something better โ€” starting with a simple promise: payroll in one click.

2022

First 50 Customers

Launched in beta with 50 companies across Bangalore and Chennai. First payroll ran on day one of launch.

2023

Compliance Engine

Built India's most comprehensive statutory compliance engine โ€” covering PF, ESI, TDS, PT, and LWF across all states.

2024

500+ Companies

Crossed 500 companies and 50,000 employees paid. Expanded to multi-branch and multi-state payroll.

2025

What's Next

AI-powered payroll insights, deeper HRMS integrations, and expanding to 10,000 companies across India.

Our Values

What we stand for

These aren't words on a wall. They're the decisions we make every single day.

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India-First

Every feature is designed around the realities of Indian payroll โ€” from state-specific PT slabs to multi-language payslips.

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Radical Transparency

No hidden fees. No confusing pricing tiers. Every employee can see exactly how their salary is calculated.

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Ship Fast, Fix Faster

We release updates weekly. When something breaks (and it will), we fix it within hours โ€” not days.

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Customer Obsession

Our founders personally respond to support tickets. Your feedback directly shapes our roadmap.

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Trust by Default

We never sell your data. Payroll data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Always.

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Long-Term Thinking

We build for decades, not quarters. Every architectural decision is made with longevity in mind.

The Team

Meet the people behind WillPayroll

A small, focused team of engineers, compliance experts, and product thinkers โ€” all passionate about making payroll painless.

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Arjun Nair
Co-Founder & CEO
Bangalore
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Divya Krishnan
Co-Founder & CTO
Bangalore
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Ravi Shankar
Head of Product
Chennai
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Meera Pillai
Head of Compliance
Kochi
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Siddharth Gupta
Lead Engineer
Hyderabad
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Anitha Reddy
Customer Success Lead
Chennai
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We're hiring!

We're a remote-friendly team building the future of payroll in India. Come join us.

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Join us on our mission
to simplify payroll.

Whether you're a 5-person startup or a 500-person company, WillPayroll is built for you.